Sauveterre-de-Guyenne tourism and travel guide

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France This Way comment: The layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval plan almost exactly

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is situated in the Gironde department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is 499 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Pellegrue at 14 km and Monsegur at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

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Map of places to visit near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

Markets in and near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

• Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (17km)
• Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (18km)
• Cadillac: market Saturday (19km)
• Langon: market Sunday & Friday (21km)
• Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Duras: market Saturday & Monday (22km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (22km)
• Bazas: market Saturday (31km)
• Grignols: market Wednesday (34km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France

What to do at Sauveterre-de-Guyenne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.

Heritage sites

• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Saint-Emilion (23km)
• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Bordeaux Port (42km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

National Monuments

• Cadillac Chateau (19km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (20km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (22km)
• Pey-Berland Tower (42km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Malle (22km)
• Jardins du Sardy (24km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (27km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (28km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (28km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (29km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (31km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (35km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (39km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bec d'Ambès (56km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is in the south-west of France. Most visitors will fly into Bordeaux airport (or Bergerac) while drivers should allow 7-8 hours driving time from the ports at Le Havre or Cherbourg. For driving distances to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castelviel, Cleyrac, Daubeze, Frontenac, Landerrouet-sur-Segur, Mauriac, Mesterrieux, Saint-Brice, Saint-Felix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers.

This page in French: Visiter Sauveterre-de-Guyenne